| Country |
Trinidad and Tobago |
| Name of client |
EU External Aid |
Origin of funding
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EU |
| Dates (Start-End) |
2006 |
| Detailed description of project |
Type of services provided |
Mid-term evaluation of the EU sponsored Poverty Reduction Programme (PRP) in Trinidad and Tobago.
The main beneficiaries of the project were:
- The poorest segments of the population, the single female headed poor households, the children and the youth, as well as the unemployed in remote communities.
- The public and private designers and implementers of the country poverty reduction strategy.
The purpose of this mid-term evaluation was the following.
- Analyse the effectiveness and achievements of all project components and advise whether sufficient progress has been made and whether the objectives are likely to be met
- Recommend modifications to ensure the achievement of the defined objectives of the project. The review also recommended changes in strategy or project implementation.
- Analyse the management and administrative framework within which the project is being implemented.
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Evaluation & monitoring services encompassed the evaluation of the progress since the project launch.
EUROPE Ltd provided the Micro Project Fund expert for this evaluation. The employees of EUROPE Ltd read and commented the drafts of the mid - term evaluation report and helped the final version of it.
The Project reviewed and analysed at mid-term the achievements of the PRP:
- Under the Micro Credit Fund, review the fund allocation in accordance with EC policy on micro credit funds with a view to making recommendations on the most effective use of these funds at this stage in the life of the Programme.
- Under the Micro Project Fund, reviewing of the total grants disbursed by the involved local institutions and its monitoring system
- Stakeholder analysis to define stakeholders’ level of satisfaction and their level of commitment to the project, as well as their own perception of their involvement.
The Evaluators used the EU Evaluation Methodology, and in their analysis the following criteria were detailed: relevance, efficiency, effectiveness, impact and sustainability. |
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